KISS

A word before we start with the actual translation:

This is a translation of the respectiveAT-Wiki-Page. We considered this necessary to ensure the inclusion of fellow wazers in Austria, who do not have German as their mother language. Also we would like to encourage INTL-Users to see how we solve AT-typical problems and share their thougts with us, so we added some explanations (for background information or discussion purposes) you will not find in the original version - like this preface. They are formatted in Italic-style to seperate them from the translation. Don't hesitate to use the link to the Austrian forum, even if it is in German - some of us will reply to english posts too. Now back to the translation.

This documentation is intended to give the new editors a good start up in editing roads and follows the KISS (Keep It Simple and Stupid) principle.

It is therefore kept strictly basic and staight forward, so it does not reflect every possibility or aspect.

In case of any questions visit the Regional Forum Austria. (German forum, but feel free to post in english - that's easier for us to understand than any automated translation)

Road Classification

How to name roads, road labels and urban areas in Austria.

AT-Editors are encouraged to use this document as a reference: Referenzseite

Non-drivable

Runway/Taxiway => Lande- und Rollbahnencurrently not supported in the client, using the Landmark (Airport) is absolutely sufficient!)

How to label and name roads in the Editor

Before getting to the point of this chapter a word of advise:
For a better comprehension of the way waze is caculating routes please visit the Quick Help and enter "Penalty" into the NanoRep box.
This provides valuable knowledge for a better understanding of the following secttion.

Road and City Names

The Waze-Client offers TTS (Text to Speech) since version 3.2.x.

Road names are announced according to how they are written in the Map Waze Editor.

An implementation of voice control is available in N.A. and is scheduled for German too.

Therefore it is neccessary to avoid abreviations - allways use the full written name.

Urban Areas

The City field comprises the Gemeindename.
City is short for Municipality.
Postal Codes and naming of urban areas (i.e. towns or suburbs) is currently not supported in the Editor.

Allways use the full written form in the City Field. For example: "Sankt Anna am Aigen" instead of "St. Anna a. Aigen""Bruck an der Leitha" instead of "Bruck a/d Leitha"

The Gemeindename is to be applied in the City field for all roads in the area of a Gemeinde, except for Freeways, which are to be labeled as "No City"In case of an AltName the same Citynames have to be identical.
Exeption can be made on Segments of the Other- and Non-drivable subcategories, where it can be left blank or it can be used to specify the area of the Gemeinde.

Level is to be set on 0 (Zero)at all times. Only in case of crossing another freeway the crossing segment of the upper road has to be set on level 1.

activate Toll Road checkbox on all Freeway segments (Exception: those parts of the Austrian high level road grid, that are specifically excluded from the mandatory toll)

Note: Please use " - " (<blank><minus><blank>) to seperate Autobahn-/Schnellstraßen-number from Euro-Route-Number. Be also aware that some roads or part of roads of the Austrian freeway-network (Autobahnen & Schnellstraßen) are not part of the Euro-Route-Network and therefore do not have Euro-Route-Numbers.

Heres another example, this time illustrated:
In the Municipality of Sallingberg the "B36 - Zwettler Straße" is crossing the village Lugendorf, where Houses along the B36 (example Lugendorf 5) are NOT adressed with "Zwettler Straße"

The City-Name "Sallingberg" is allways to be applied

...finally the "Overkill": what to do, if two different Landesstraßen B share the same Segment? Just follow this example:

Landesstraßen (Lx – Lxxx)

Road Type: Minor Highway

Name: as explained aboveExample „L203 - Zurndorfer Landesstraße“If the roadname is unknown the codenumber will suffice.

Hauptstraßen and low level Landesstraßen (Lxxxx)

Road Type: Primary

Name: as explained above, if Name is unknown, use Codenumber instead i.e. "L4001"

other Roads, secondary Roads

Road Type: Street

Name: <Name>

AltName: leave empty

Fuel Stations, Rest Areas, Drive Ins

Road type: Parking Lot Road

Toll Road checkbox: only as required according to österreichische VignettenverordnungNote: Rest Areas at Motorways are considered part of the Motorway and therefore the toll-sticker has to be on a vehicle, even if there is access via a tollfree road too! Therefore we mark them, we won't let you get fined.

Other Drivable roadtypes

Farmroads, Fieldtracks etc.

Road Type: Dirt Roads/4x4 Trails

Roads in parking areas and roads leading into parking lots

Parking Lot Road

Roads reserved for Residents or employees on a company area

Road Type: Private Road

Please keep in mind, that Waze allows routing along such roads too.
Routing along roads reserved for residents should be prevented. Consult the Regional Forum Austria, for more information about suitable measures, if the need arises.

Other Non-Drivable Roadtypes

Walkways

Road Type: Walking Trails

Direction: Unknown

Fußgängerzonen, Uferwege

Road Type: Pedestrian Boardwalk

Direction: Unknown

Eisenbahn

Road Type: Railroad

Direction: Unknown

Level: -5

Please keep in mind, that Waze basically includes such segments in the routing, if there is no other alternative to reach the destination. The term "Non-Drivable" can therefore be a bit confusing.
As with "Private Roads", try to ensure, that such elements are excluded from routing.

Junctions

Whenever you bring the end of a road onto an existing road a junction with turn restrictions is created.

Basically a junction has no influance on labeling an naming, the forementioned rules apply unchanged. In case of a complicated junction or just to get an idea, what possibilities there are to influence the behaviour of the client please refer to the Junction Style Guide (Warning, not KISS).

Again, for a better comprehension of the way waze is caculating routes feel free to visit the Quick Help and enter "Penalty" into the NanoRep box.

FAQ

Why not use abreviations?As mentioned above Waze uses the entries for TTS, apart from certain keywords abreviations cannot be processed and therefore prevent proper function of the TTS.

Straße or Strasse?In Austria the proper spelling for road is "Straße". If your device does not support the German letter "ß" the use of the secondary spelling "Strasse" is acceptable. Wenever possible, one should try to use the proper form (i.e. try AltGr+"s" or copy from an existing road using the clipboard) to ensure homogenous spelling.

Still questionsFeel free to paticipate in the Regional Forum Austria. The Austrian community happiliy welcomes every editor willing to activly participate.Once again we would like to encourage you to state your comments or questions in English, even if the Austrian forum is in German. Some of us will surely reply to your posts.Please keep in mind, that all of us - like you - are not Waze-employees and have private life too. So please allow some time for response (especially during weekends or public holidays).